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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found that the two main tools for assessing the readiness level of F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets, do not always show the same results.
The United States and allies conducted an exercise called "elephant walk" on the island of Guam. Approximately two dozen aircraft took part.
The French Navy will soon receive a new nuclear-powered submarine. Naval Group has launched another Suffren-class submarine. It is called FS Tourville
Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced the deployment of additional forces to the Middle East. This is a US response to Iran's aggressive actions in the Persian Gulf, which has attacked and attempted to seize more than 20 ships in two years.
Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have travelled to Germany for training on Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, Ukrainian Ambassador to Ukraine Oleksiy Makeyev has said. The Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Oleksiy Makeyev, said this.
Microsoft will give the US Army a military version of HoloLens for intensive testing - Pentagon wants to spend more than $20bn to buy 121,000 mixed reality headsets
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) exhibition was held at the Fairford military base in the UK. Visitors could watch a replica of the Messerschmitt Me.262 fighter fly.
The Ukrainian Air Force may receive US aircraft not next year, but by the end of this year. This was reported by the coordinator of strategic communications at the US National Security Council, John Kirby.
German Leopard 2 main battle tanks have entered service in various countries around the world. In particular, Chile. The army of the South American country wants to modernise the combat vehicles.
Boeing has tested a new unmanned submarine for the first time. It was named Orca XLUUV. The US company published a video recorded during the submarine tests.
Turkey agreed to ratify Sweden's application to join NATO. It was thought that the US would then approve the sale of fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to Turkey. But a key senator has his own opinion on the matter.
Experts at the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defence Command Technical Center have again successfully tested a low-cost target used in the development of the country's future missile defence systems. It is called Economical Target-2 (ET-2).
An unpleasant incident occurred at the UK's Royal Air Force Base Fairford involving a US B-52H Stratofortress nuclear bomber.
In May, a number of publications reported that the US had deployed M142 high-mobility artillery rocket systems in Syria. Now Mehr News reports that a new batch of HIMARS has arrived in the country.
On 19 July, the United States of America announced $1.3bn in military aid for Ukraine and is now preparing another arms package.
